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This tag collects WindowsForum.com discussion of link routing, the practice of sending clicked links to a specific browser or browser profile instead of whatever Windows opens by default. The tagged content centers on Browser Tamer, an open-source tool that takes over the default-browser slot and applies rules to hand links to Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, or a particular profile. The recurring theme is separating work browsing from personal use without manually redirecting every external link, along with the setup tradeoffs that come with occupying the Windows default-browser position.
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    How to Route Links to Different Browsers and Profiles on Windows 11 with Browser Tamer

    Clicking a work link should not become an account-switching exercise. Yet anyone dividing their day between Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Brave knows the routine: a link opens perfectly well—in precisely the wrong browser. Browser Tamer tackles that problem by occupying Windows’ default-browser...